Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname
Suriname: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 6.38 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.38 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.58 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname stood at 6.38 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname peaked at 7.58 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.57 years, in 1950.
That places Suriname 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.62 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 3.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 3.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 3.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 3.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 3.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.95 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 4.07 years | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 4.38 years | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 4.73 years | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 4.98 years | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 5.25 years | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 5.47 years | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 5.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 5.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 5.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 5.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.39 years | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 6.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.91 years | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 5.99 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.18 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.09 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.49 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.46 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.37 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.58 years | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 6.1 years | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 6.44 years | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 6.38 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7 years | 3.57 years | 3.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.77 years | 3.87 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.59 years | 5.53 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 years | 5.69 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 5.99 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 6.05 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 years | 6.37 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 years | 6.1 years | 7.58 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 50 Hungary 6.48 years compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.48 years compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 6.44 years compare
- 54 Myanmar 6.37 years compare
- 55 Martinique 6.36 years compare
- 56 Sudan 6.35 years compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.1347 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Suriname was 6.38 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Suriname ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.